Palettes / Colors / #8AEEEE

#8AEEEE — Light Teal

#8AEEEE is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.

#8AEEEE is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EE8B8B; it also sits naturally between #8BEEBD and #8BBDEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 54% · Green 93% · Blue 93%

Cyan 42% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #8AEEEE

.text { color: #8AEEEE; }
.background { background-color: #8AEEEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8AEEEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 238, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 75%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8AEEEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 238, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8AEEEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 238, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8AEEEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8AEEEE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EE8B8B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8AEEEE: #000000.

How #8AEEEE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #8AEEEE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #8AEEEE?

#8AEEEE is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 138, 238, 238). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8AEEEE?

#8AEEEE is RGB 138, 238, 238 — HSL 180°, 75%, 74% — CMYK 42%, 0%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #8AEEEE?

Its complement is #EE8B8B; analogous partners are #8BEEBD and #8BBDEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8AEEEE for text?

Black text on #8AEEEE has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.